Date:         Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:52:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: No spark ...
In-Reply-To:  <000f01cbfd4d$ab876f40$02964dc0$@calnr@sbcglobal.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes

Snarky comment deleted....

Learn the basics.

Charles Kettering was an engineering god! http://www.motorera.com/history/hist05.htm
(The other automotive god is Harry Ricardo.)

Wikipedia has a decent article.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignition_system

A decent article with LOTS of pretty pictures: http://www.jetav8r.com/Vision/Ignition/CDI.html
  Read through the Hall Effect section. That's what we have (with a
bit of other black box majick.)

Moving pitchers! http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ignition-system.htm

Read those and you'll know how automotive ignition systems worked in
the era of our VWs.

Jim

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.